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Nino Giannotti · August 1st, 2008, 04:42 AM

A lot of people got helped on this board with their lighting problems. For the benefit of others it would be nice if we could hear back from you to see if the suggestions given here were helpful and how the job turned out.

Thanks

Paul Cascio · August 1st, 2008, 08:53 PM

Great idea Nino. I've learned so much from this forum, and also your excellent website. Lighting knowledge seems to be limitless, so I'm always learning new things here. I especially like the "Critique my lighting" topics. I'm amazed at the little things that mean so much when it comes to lighting. So far, my knowledge far exceeds my experience, but I hope that will change in the near future.

Bill Davis · August 5th, 2008, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Nino Giannotti

A lot of people got helped on this board with their lighting problems. For the benefit of others it would be nice if we could hear back from you to see if the suggestions given here were helpful and how the job turned out.

Thanks

Hi Nino!,

I think one thing that gets in the way of the kind of feedback you note is that most questions are posted here by people in the middle of the production process. They run into a problem, they come here for an answer, they check back for the results, and when they (hopefully) get the help they need, they turn right back to finishing the project they're trying to get done.

That might be not just days, but weeks, or even months of "heads down" hard work. So they don't have the "attention discipline" to interrupt their production process and come back to say those thanks that they probably feel when they get the answer.

The best we can hope for, I think, is that a large portion of the folks here who get help realize how important it is to reach out to others to share their knowledge and experience - as you do so generously - and that they too learn to pay back the general community for the help they've received.

Jim Andrada · August 5th, 2008, 03:58 PM

Let me add that much as I want to say thanks to everyone when they've answered a question, or let folks know how things turned out, I have to balance that aspect of my upbringing against the realization that such thank-you's, nice as they are, can generate an incredible amount of forum clutter.

Nino Giannotti · August 6th, 2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Andrada

Let me add that much as I want to say thanks to everyone when they've answered a question, or let folks know how things turned out, I have to balance that aspect of my upbringing against the realization that such thank-you's, nice as they are, can generate an incredible amount of forum clutter.

I don't really care about gratitude, nice is nice but doesn't help lighting skills. I really would like to know what the final lighting solution was.

Greg Laves · August 6th, 2008, 10:53 PM

Most of my lighting education has come from working on various sets with people who are more experienced than I am. But in those situations, they are not going to take the time to explain why they want you to put this certain light in a specific location. They will just tell you to "put the 1k over there with diffussion and 1/2 CTB and a dimmer". No why. No explanaton of what they are trying to achieve. If you can't figure it out yourself, you are out of luck. While I have never asked for specific lighting advice on this forum, I still have received a great deal of help and instruction with lighting and it usually does include the most important bit. Why. So thanks to those who generously take the time to share their knowledge.

August 1st, 2008, 04:42 AM	#1
Nino Giannotti Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa-Orlando, FL Posts: 124	Hearing back from you. A lot of people got helped on this board with their lighting problems. For the benefit of others it would be nice if we could hear back from you to see if the suggestions given here were helpful and how the job turned out. Thanks __________________ NinoMedia Productions - EFPLighting.com Advanced Lighting and Gripping Workshops

August 1st, 2008, 08:53 PM	#2
Paul Cascio Trustee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bristol, CT (Home of EPSN) Posts: 1,192	Great idea Nino. I've learned so much from this forum, and also your excellent website. Lighting knowledge seems to be limitless, so I'm always learning new things here. I especially like the "Critique my lighting" topics. I'm amazed at the little things that mean so much when it comes to lighting. So far, my knowledge far exceeds my experience, but I hope that will change in the near future. __________________ Paul Cascio www.pictureframingschool.com

August 5th, 2008, 03:58 PM	#4
Jim Andrada Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,211	Let me add that much as I want to say thanks to everyone when they've answered a question, or let folks know how things turned out, I have to balance that aspect of my upbringing against the realization that such thank-you's, nice as they are, can generate an incredible amount of forum clutter.

August 6th, 2008, 10:53 PM	#6
Greg Laves Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 640	Most of my lighting education has come from working on various sets with people who are more experienced than I am. But in those situations, they are not going to take the time to explain why they want you to put this certain light in a specific location. They will just tell you to "put the 1k over there with diffussion and 1/2 CTB and a dimmer". No why. No explanaton of what they are trying to achieve. If you can't figure it out yourself, you are out of luck. While I have never asked for specific lighting advice on this forum, I still have received a great deal of help and instruction with lighting and it usually does include the most important bit. Why. So thanks to those who generously take the time to share their knowledge.